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In November 2009, the Ministry of Commerce of China ("MOFCOM") issued the decision to clear the Panasonic/Sanyo deal with conditions, one of which is for Panasonic to divest its nickel-hydride car batteries business in Japan. On February 9, 2011, the sale was sealed with Panasonic selling this business to Hunan Corun New Energy Co., Ltd. for about RMB 40 million.

One of the most common ways for a business to gain access to the China market is through acquisition of, or merger with a local company.

The Ministry of Commerce has approved Wal-Mart Stores proposed acquisition of 33.6% share of Niu Hai Holdings ("Niu Hai").

China’s National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Commerce has issued a new catalogue of rules relating to foreign investments in China, effective as of 10 April 2015.

The motivations and strategies for Chinese enterprises' overseas acquisitions vary from industry to industry.

In Q2'25, global PE- announced deals amounted to $363.7B across 3,769 transactions.

On December 9 2013, the PRC Ministry of Commerce published a notice seeking comments on its proposal to amend the three laws on foreign investment.

Since November 2016, additional levels of control have been put into place to curb the flow of funds out of China.

Shanghai's regulatory authorities officially launched the foreign invested private equity investment enterprise pilot program (the Pilot Program) with the issuance of the Implementing Measures on the Pilot Program of Foreign Invested Private Equity Investment Enterprises on 11 January 2011 (for more information, see (Legal Update: New Measures to Facilitate Foreign Investment in Funds and Fund Managers Registered in Shanghai).

Section 238 of the Companies Act (2025 Revision) (the "Act") provides a statutory right for shareholders who dissent from a merger to be paid a judicially determined fair value for their shares in lieu...

In August 2007 the Committee of the National People's Congress adopted the Anti-Monopoly Law, designed to enhance fair competition and regulation of the market. The new law took effect August 1, 2008.

Shortly after we published our article, China Continues the Flow-through Treatment for FIVCIEs, the State Administration of Taxation (the "SAT") released another public notice (SAT Notice No. 2 of 2011, "Notice 2") on its website.

On July 10, 2021, the State Administration of Market Regulation (SAMR) of the People's Republic of China (China or the PRC) announced that it had denied the merger of online-game streaming companies Huya Company...

The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (‘NPC') adopted the revised Anti-Monopoly Law of the People's Republic in China (‘AML'). Effective from 1 August 2022...

On January 19 and 20, 2009, the Anti-Monopoly Bureau of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, the Chinese government authority charged with reviewing antitrust notifications of M&A transactions, proposed four new regulations related to China’s Anti-Monopoly Law.

We thought you would be interested in learning about some recent developments in China's merger control rules.

China's State Council issued new Anti-Monopoly Guidelines for the Pharmaceutical Sector (the "Guidelines") effective January 24, 2025.